Independent scholar, renowned feminist historian, and author Martha P. Cotera will deliver the 2017 John P. McGovern Endowed Lecture in Family, Health and Human Values. Cotera's lecture serves as the keynote address for a two-day conference commemorating the 40th anniversary of the historic 1977 National Women's Conference (NWC), held in Houston, Texas. Special guests at the event will include Gloria Steinem, Charlotte Bunch, and Melba Tolliver who all participated in the 1977 conference.